<p>Hubby’s on his way up right now in a rented van to pick up d # 1 and then drive another half hour to get mucho things from d #2. D # 2 is graduating in 2 weeks and will return with the rest of her things in a few weeks. </p>
<p>we did the econoline from Enterprise one year- It was a good idea, as we had plenty of room. But the MAIN draw back, is that it only seats 2 passengers. I took a Greyhound to Cortland, and met hubby and d # 2 at school.<br>
A Van may work, but if it is filled with 3+ passengers, you are losing alot of cargo room. As only one kid and hubby making the trip back home, we should be ok with cargo space in the van.</p>
<p>What we have done every year, is get the kids up with basic stuff and stay in the area for a few days to SHOP and then drop it off at campus.<br>
We’re lucky as both kids are near Finger Lake area in NYS, so I’ve had very nice vacations. I’ve also visited every (or so it seems) bed, bath and beyonds in the Syracuse and Rochester area. I think you can also order from local bb&b and pick up stuff in local store- so this way you don’t have to shlep everything up with you.</p>
<p>I can tell you that even the Econoline could be a pain to park in a shopping center. We usually parked it in the back end of the lot with the other commercial vehicles. I would think a U-haul would be even more of an issue.</p>